Fioricet and Belching - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Belching is reported as a side effect among people who take Fioricet (acetaminophen; butalbital; caffeine), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Neurontin, and have Multiple sclerosis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Belching when taking Fioricet. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 11,479 people who have side effects when taking Fioricet from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Fioricet?

Fioricet has active ingredients of acetaminophen; butalbital; caffeine. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 12,423 Fioricet users. Check the latest studies of Fioricet.

What is Belching?

Belching (release of gas from the digestive tract) is found to be associated with 941 drugs and 1,542 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Belching.

On Aug, 12, 2026

11,479 people reported to have side effects when taking Fioricet.
Among them, 20 people (0.17%) have Belching.

Among these 20 people:

What is the gender of people who have Belching when taking Fioricet? *

female: 85 %
male: 15 %

What is the age of people who have Belching when taking Fioricet? *

What are other drugs people take besides Fioricet? *

What are other side effects people have besides Belching? *

Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 12 people, 60.00%
Diarrhea: 10 people, 50.00%
Abdominal Distension: 7 people, 35.00%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 7 people, 35.00%
Dizziness: 6 people, 30.00%
Musculoskeletal Pain (pain affects the bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and nerves): 5 people, 25.00%
Abdominal Pain: 5 people, 25.00%
Appetite - Decreased (decreased appetite occurs when you have a reduced desire to eat): 5 people, 25.00%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 5 people, 25.00%
Indigestion: 4 people, 20.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 4 people, 20.00%
Cough: 2 people, 10.00%
Sleep Disorder: 2 people, 10.00%
Diarrhea: 2 people, 10.00%
Psoriatic Arthropathy (inflammation of the skin and joints with kin condition which typically causes patches (plaques) of red, scaly skin to develop): 2 people, 10.00%
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 2 people, 10.00%
Itching: 2 people, 10.00%
Lung Carcinoma Cell Type Unspecified Recurrent (lung cancer reoccurrence): 2 people, 10.00%
Ulcerative Colitis (inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). it causes swelling, ulcerations, and loss of function of the large intestine): 1 person, 5.00%
Micturition Disorder (disease of passing urine): 1 person, 5.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Fioricet:

Fioricet (12,423 reports)

Belching treatments and more:

Belching (19,373 reports)

How severe was Belching and when was it recovered:

Belching in Fioricet

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of acetaminophen; butalbital; caffeine:

Belching and drugs with ingredients of acetaminophen; butalbital; caffeine (59 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Fioricet:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Belching:

Belching (941 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Belching:

Belching (1,542 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on acetaminophen; butalbital; caffeine (the active ingredients of Fioricet) and Fioricet (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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